retrocedere — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
• backtrack verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
• resile verb To pull back or give up on a plan or intention.
• retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
• revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
• withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

retrocedere is used for these senses in English:

• back out (transitive) To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• backtrack To retrace one's steps.
• break (transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
• resile To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
• retreat (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.
• revert (transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
• withdraw To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To turn a bicycle's pedals in the opposite direction to normal.
2. verb To walk or move backwards.
3. verb To withdraw from something you said or believed earlier.

backtrack — full definition

1. verb To go back the way you came, retracing your own steps or route.
2. verb To reverse or withdraw an earlier statement, promise, or position.

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